Committee Assignment Politics in the U.S. House of Representatives: Volume 5

by Sean Q Kelly and Scott A Frisch

In this groundbreaking work, Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q Kelly draw on significant new data from congressional archives--gleaned from the papers of both Democratic and Republican leaders from the 85th to the 103rd Congress--to reveal the complex process through which congressional members get assigned to the powerful committees of the House. They conclude that parties differ in their committee assignment methods and that party approaches can change...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806186062
• ISBN13: 9780806186061
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"